Item Description: London 1881-1911. 7 volumes bound in 18. 4to (305 x 245mm). pp. x, 316; xv, 824; xii, 717; xii, 432; xv, 690; xii, 372; xxxiv, 572; x, 494; vi, 354; vii, 750; vii, 513; (6), 396; vi, 221; xii, 525; xx, 625; (4), 374; xii, 276; x, 249, with 350 lithographed plates of which 304 finely hand-coloured. Contemporary half leather, spines have been a bit crudely rebacked and 3 volumes in later cloth. The rare coloured issue of the complete coleoptera section of this highly important work on the fauna and flora of Central America. 'The best example of an entomologist who devoted his main efforts to the study of exotic faunas was H.W. Bates (1825-1892). In his early career he spent more than ten years in South America, partly in company with the famous A.R. Wallace; he was a great general biologist, the first to discover the form of mimicry in butterflies that afterwards was named after him. He worked on different insect groups, with his first paper published in 1843. After 1870 he almost exclusively turned to Coleoptera and may be termed the father of coleopterology not only for tropical America, as manifested by his volumes on Carabidae, Longicornia, and Lamellicornia in Godman & Salvin's 'Biologia Centrali-Americana' (Smith, R.T., History of Entomology p. 145).The whole work was published in 215 parts in 63 volumes from 1875-1915. It was 'the most thorough study of the animals, plants, and human beings of Central America ever attempted' (Nature in the New World p. 187). The zoological section described 38,637 animals, approximately half as new species and half as new genera. Japanese stamp of Mr. Kikumaro Okano on titles.B.M. (Nat. Hist) VI, p. 380. Bookseller Inventory # 9232

Item Description: London, 1904. Hardcover. Book Condition: Used: Very Good. Published by the Authors, 1879-1904. Three text volumes and one plate volume containing 84 hand-colored lithographic plates by J.G. KEULEMANS (82) and E. NEALE (2). Royal 4to (306x242 mm). Together with the Introductory Volume (1915) by GODMAN which contains photogravures of the authors, eight colored maps, and matter of ornithological interest. The aves volumes bound in blue cloth with top edge gilt. Small stab holes to the outer margin of three titles, plate volume cocked and stitching weak. Plates bright. Introductory volume in green cloth. 'A sumptuous monograph of the birds of Central America.' -Zimmer The entire work based upon scientific surveys and explorations conducted during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries comprised 58 volumes and treated the complete natural history of the region. An electronic version of Biologia Centrali-Americana has been produced by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. The bird volumes, with the introductory volume, are rarely offered. Bookseller Inventory # Z09040101

Item Description: London 1881-1911. 7 volumes bound in 18. 4to (305 x 245mm). pp. x, 316; xv, 824; xii, 717; xii, 432; xv, 690; xii, 372; xxxiv, 572; x, 494; vi, 354; vii, 750; vii, 513; (6), 396; vi, 221; xii, 525; xx, 625; (4), 374; xii, 276; x, 249, with 350 lithographed plates. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered spines. The complete coleoptera section of this highly important work on the fauna and flora of Central America. 'The best example of an entomologist who devoted his main efforts to the study of exotic faunas was H.W. Bates (1825-1892). In his early career he spent more than ten years in South America, partly in company with the famous A.R. Wallace; he was a great general biologist, the first to discover the form of mimicry in butterflies that afterwards was named after him. He worked on different insect groups, with his first paper published in 1843. After 1870 he almost exclusively turned to Coleoptera and may be termed the father of coleopterology not only for tropical America, as manifested by his volumes on Carabidae, Longicornia, and Lamellicornia in Godman & Salvin's 'Biologia Centrali-Americana' (Smith, R.T., History of Entomology p. 145).The whole work was published in 215 parts in 63 volumes from 1875-1915. It was 'the most thorough study of the animals, plants, and human beings of Central America ever attempted' (Nature in the New World p. 187). The zoological section described 38,637 animals, approximately half as new species and half as new genera. A very fine copy.B.M. (Nat. Hist) VI, p. 380. Bookseller Inventory # 7930

Item Description: London 1879-1901. 3 volumes. 4to (305 x 245 mm). pp. xl, 487; 782, with 113 lithographed plates. Contemporay blue cloth, gilt lettered spines. A complete set of the Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera section of this huge biological survey. The whole work was published in 215 parts in 63 volumes from 1875-1915. It was 'the most thorough study of the animals, plants, and human beings of Central America ever attempted' (Nature in the New World p. 187). The zoological section described 38,637 animals, approximately half as new species and half as new genera. The present set is the issue with plain plates. A fine set.Nissen ZBI, 1599; B.M. (Nat. Hist.) II, 687. Bookseller Inventory # 9231

Item Description: London, [Bernard Quaritch], [1886]-1893. Large 4to. xxi, 55 pp., 21 engraved plates of which 13 are coloured. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine.l The whole section on mites, with descriptions and fine, often delicately coloured illustrations of many new and poorly known species. From the introduction: "The fact that other collectors have frequently fallen in with the same species as myself shows that my researches, though far from complete, were sufficient at least to give an idea of the composition of the Acarid fauna of a tropical country, and to enable me to come to some general conclusions as to the geographical distribution of the various groups". Some very light rubbing to boards, internally clean, unmarked. Rare. Nissen ZBI, 795. Bookseller Inventory # 53675

Item Description: Arte Primitivo, New York, 1974. Original Cloth. Book Condition: Very Good. Facsimilie Reprint. Quarto. 6 volumes in 4: viii+119 plates including maps; 198 plates including maps; 89 plates including maps; 93 plates including maps; Text volume V, part 1, [1-viii]+[iii-vi]+69 pages with figures and maps and site surveys; part 2, 47 pages with figures, maps and site surveys; part 3, 50 pages with figures; part 4, 38 pages with figures; Text volume VI,ix+149pages+112 ununumbered pages with tables and diagrams. Volumes I - IV are oblong quartos (12" x 18") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spines and covers; Volumes V and VI are small quartos (11" x 8 1/4") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spines and covers. Edited by E Ducane Godman and Osbert Salvin. Facsimile edition prepared and introduction by Francis Robicsek. Plates include drawings by Ada Hunter and E. Lambert, lithographed by W. Greve, W. Griggs, Hanhart, and W. Purkiss. Facsimile edition. Archaeology in Biologia Centrali-Americana, Or, Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna and Flora of Mexico and Central America took Maudslay 13 years to complete. Originally published in 1902, the pioneering work was sold only through the renowned bookshop, Arte Primitivo in New York City. Maudslay, who from the ages of 31 to 44 devoted his life to the Maya ruins, laid the foundation on which Maya archaeology now stands. He spent the whole or a large part of eight dry seasons working among the ruins, excavating, taking notes, making photographs and preparing molds. During the lull of the rainy seasons, he assembled the material, wrote the narrative and supervised the work of skilled artists employed to render drawings of the glyphs in restored condition. The first two bound volumes present drawings and photographs of Maya ruins on an extraordinary scale, the pages measuring 11 ¾ inches high and 18 inches wide. The next two volumes contain Maudslay’s commentary and an appendix on archaic calendars by J. T. Goodman. The introduction is by Francis Robicsek, adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and chairman of the department of thoracic cardiovascular surgery at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Condition: Page ends soiled else a very good set issued without jackets. Bookseller Inventory # A0049

Item Description: London. -1902 [1974]., 1889. Six volumes bound in four. Two large oblong folios. Two quarto text volumes. Plates. Original blue cloth. Fine condition. Reprint edition of one of the great monuments in the history of Mayan studies, Alfred Maudslay's photographs and drawings of a number of the major Mayan sites, such as Quirigua, Copan, Chichen Itza, Palenque and Yaxchilan, executed during his explorations in Central America between 1881 and 1900. Maudslay was an amateur archaeologist, but he was fascinated by the Mayan ruins and set himself the task of recording the architecture and monuments. He worked with a large wet-plate camera, developing his photographs on the spot. He also made extensive casts. Michael Coe says, "It is impossible to exaggerate the importance to Maya research of Maudslay's published work. For the first time, Maya epigraphers had large-scale, incredibly accurate illustrations of complete Classic texts." Coe also credits Maudslay with being the greatest recorder of Mayan inscriptions. These illustrations are still essential to anyone studying Mayan iconography, and are one of the great monuments of pre-Columbian studies. Coe, BREAKING THE MAYA CODE, pp.110-12. Bookseller Inventory # WRCAM 18018

Item Description: Milpatron Pub. Corp. : distributed by Arte Primitivo Inc, 1974. Hardcover. Book Condition: Used: Very Good. complete 6 volume set in 4 books. vols 1 and 2 are combined in one book as are vols 3 an 4, all books are in pristine condition with no writing inside and very good covers. Additional postage charges may be requested for international shipping of large books. You will be notified by email if extra charges are requested, or you may email us before you order for a shipping quote. Bookseller Inventory # 9-17h-13-1948k-OS

Item Description: University of Oklahoma Press Norm, Norman. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 907 pages. Hardcover as issued without dustjacket. New book. BIOLOGY. "Archaeology in Biologia Centrali-Americana, Or, Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna and Flora of Mexico and Central America" took Maudslay 13 years to complete. Originally published in 1902, the pioneering work was sold only through the renowned bookshop, Arte Primitivo in New York City. It now is being distributed throughout North America by the OU Press. Maudslay, who from the ages of 31 to 44 devoted his life to the Maya ruins, laid the foundation on which Maya archaeology now stands. He spent the whole or a large part of eight dry seasons working among the ruins, excavating, taking notes, making photographs and preparing molds. During the lull of the rainy seasons, he assembled the material, wrote the narrative and supervised the work of skilled artists employed to render drawings of the glyphs in restored condition. The first two bound volumes present drawings and photographs of Maya ruins on an extraordinary scale, the pages measuring 11 ¾ inches high and 18 inches wide. The next two volumes contain Maudslay s commentary and an appendix on archaic calendars by J. T. Goodman. The introduction is by Francis Robicsek, adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and chairman of the department of thoracic cardiovascular surgery at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Robicsek is the author of The Smoking Gods: Tobacco in Maya Art, History, and Religion and the co-author with Donald Hales of The Maya Book of the Dead: The Ceramic Codex, both available from the OU Press. (Key Words: Biology, Central America, Plants, Fauna, Flora). book. Bookseller Inventory # 78947X1

Item Description: London, [Bernard Quaritch], [1900]-1910. Large 4to. viii, 412 pp., eight engraved plates. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine.l With the descriptions and illustrations of many new and poorly known species of Orthoptera and stick insects (Phasmatodea). Some light rubbing to boards, internally clean, unmarked. Rare. Nissen ZBI, 795. Bookseller Inventory # 53641

Item Description: London, [Bernard Quaritch], [1881]-1900. Large 4to. xxxii, 490 pp. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine.l With the descriptions of many new and poorly known species. Some very light rubbing to boards, internally clean, unmarked. Rare. Nissen ZBI, 795. Bookseller Inventory # 53608

Item Description: London, [Bernard Quaritch], 1909-1910. Large 4to. vi, 221 pp., nine engraved plates. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine.l With the descriptions of many new and poorly known species. This part is the sequel to part 5, not part 6. Some light rubbing to boards, internally clean, unmarked. Rare. Nissen ZBI, 795. Bookseller Inventory # 53667